Martin Bare
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Martin Adam Bare is a solicitor in the United Kingdom. He is a personal injury law specialist, a Fellow and past-President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
(APIL). In July 2009, he was selected by The Times
for their Law Panel, ‘an advisory body of 100 of the country's most prominent barristers and solicitors’ as one of three personal injury specialists.
Born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the youngest of five children of Ronald Earl and Irene (née Russell), he attended Gosforth High School
and Magdalen College, Oxford
where he gained Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence), taking his Solicitors Finals at The College of Law
in Chester in 1982. He was admitted as a solicitor
in 1984 while at Emsley Collins. Aged just 28, he moved to Morrish Solicitors LLP
(then known as Morrish & Co) as a Partner and personal injury specialist, joining the Executive of the APIL in 2003, serving as President from 2007 until 2008.
During his time as President of APIL, he continued the fight to change the debate on employer liability by focusing argument on the injured claimants themselves as opposed to the nature of claims costs. He also campaigned for improvements on workplace health and safety and lobbied the Financial Services Authority
to stamp out unscrupulous third party capture practices by insurers.
After the end of his presidency, he coined the term ‘lolly money’ to denote instances of third party capture, where insurers offer frivolous compensation to accident victims who have not taken legal or medical advice. He is named by influential industry sources as ‘a major force in the market’.
In February 2010 he gave evidence to the House of Lords' Special Public Bill Committee on the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Bill. He also gave evidence to the Department of Work and Pensions' Select Committee on Directors' Duties for the bill to reform the law on corporate killing, later enacted as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
, which came into force in April 2008.
He is a Life Member of Headway
, APIL and the Spinal Injuries Association. He co-authored the textbook Model Pleadings and Applications and contributed the Chapter 'Costs, Funding and Conditional Fee Arrangements' in the 2010 edition of Occupational Illness Litigation .
and Hatfield rail crash
. He is one of a limited number of solicitors to have recovered over £10 million in damages in less than ten cases.
He lectures for APIL Training (formerly the College of Personal Injury Law), Central Law Training and continues to lobby government on personal injury and occupational disease related matters, including taking a central advisory role in the Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau Bill (introduced to Parliament
by Andrew Dismore
MP), significantly influencing Section 3 of the Compensation Act 2006
to restore a mesothelioma victim’s right to sue in certain circumstances, and advising the working party drafting the Claims management company
regulation.
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is a not-for-profit organisation comprising nearly 5,000 personal injury solicitors, barristers, academics and students....
(APIL). In July 2009, he was selected by The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
for their Law Panel, ‘an advisory body of 100 of the country's most prominent barristers and solicitors’ as one of three personal injury specialists.
Born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the youngest of five children of Ronald Earl and Irene (née Russell), he attended Gosforth High School
Gosforth High School
Gosforth Academy is an English secondary school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. As well as having a sixth form department it is a specialist Language College...
and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
where he gained Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence), taking his Solicitors Finals at The College of Law
The College of Law
The College of Law of England and Wales is a private educational institution in England and a registered charity which provides legal education for students and professionals.-20th century:...
in Chester in 1982. He was admitted as a solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
in 1984 while at Emsley Collins. Aged just 28, he moved to Morrish Solicitors LLP
Morrish Solicitors LLP
Morrish Solicitors LLP is a law firm in the United Kingdom. It is the only Leeds-based firm to act nationally as Trade union specialists. First established in Leeds in 1882 by sole practitioner Harold James, the firm became HB James and Morrish circa 1915...
(then known as Morrish & Co) as a Partner and personal injury specialist, joining the Executive of the APIL in 2003, serving as President from 2007 until 2008.
During his time as President of APIL, he continued the fight to change the debate on employer liability by focusing argument on the injured claimants themselves as opposed to the nature of claims costs. He also campaigned for improvements on workplace health and safety and lobbied the Financial Services Authority
Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority is a quasi-judicial body responsible for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its board is appointed by the Treasury and the organisation is structured as a company limited by guarantee and owned by the UK government. Its main...
to stamp out unscrupulous third party capture practices by insurers.
After the end of his presidency, he coined the term ‘lolly money’ to denote instances of third party capture, where insurers offer frivolous compensation to accident victims who have not taken legal or medical advice. He is named by influential industry sources as ‘a major force in the market’.
In February 2010 he gave evidence to the House of Lords' Special Public Bill Committee on the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Bill. He also gave evidence to the Department of Work and Pensions' Select Committee on Directors' Duties for the bill to reform the law on corporate killing, later enacted as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that seeks to broaden the law on corporate manslaughter in the United Kingdom...
, which came into force in April 2008.
He is a Life Member of Headway
Headway
Headway is a measurement of the distance/time between vehicles in a transit system. The precise definition varies depending on the application, but it is most commonly measured as the distance from the tip of one vehicle to the tip of the next one behind it, expressed as the time it will take for...
, APIL and the Spinal Injuries Association. He co-authored the textbook Model Pleadings and Applications and contributed the Chapter 'Costs, Funding and Conditional Fee Arrangements' in the 2010 edition of Occupational Illness Litigation .
Major cases
He acted for victims of the Bradford City stadium fire, York Carriageworks Asbestos, Selby rail crashSelby rail crash
The Great Heck rail crash, widely known as the Selby rail crash, was a high-speed train accident that occurred at Great Heck near Selby, North Yorkshire, England on the morning of 28 February 2001...
and Hatfield rail crash
Hatfield rail crash
The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. Although the accident killed fewer than other accidents, Hatfield exposed the major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack and the failings of...
. He is one of a limited number of solicitors to have recovered over £10 million in damages in less than ten cases.
He lectures for APIL Training (formerly the College of Personal Injury Law), Central Law Training and continues to lobby government on personal injury and occupational disease related matters, including taking a central advisory role in the Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau Bill (introduced to Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
by Andrew Dismore
Andrew Dismore
Andrew Hartley Dismore is a British Labour Party politician and a Vice-Chair of the Labour Friends of Israel group who was the Member of Parliament for Hendon from 1997 until 2010 when he was beaten by Conservative Party candidate Matthew Offord.-Early life:Dismore was born in Bridlington,...
MP), significantly influencing Section 3 of the Compensation Act 2006
Compensation Act 2006
The Compensation Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, introduced in response to concerns about a growing compensation culture but conversely to ensure that the public received dependable service from claims management companies...
to restore a mesothelioma victim’s right to sue in certain circumstances, and advising the working party drafting the Claims management company
Claims management company
In England and Wales, a claims management company is a business that offers claims management services to the public. Claims management services consist of advice or services in respect of claims for compensation, restitution, repayment or any other remedy for loss or damage, or in respect of some...
regulation.